official residence

collocation in English

meaningsofofficialandresidence

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official
adjective
uk
/əˈfɪʃ.əl/us
/əˈfɪʃ.əl/
relating to a position ...
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residence
noun[C]
uk
/ˈrez.ɪ.dəns/us
/ˈrez.ə.dəns/
a ...
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(Definition ofofficialandresidencefrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

Examplesofofficial residence

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If, on the other hand, there are five residentiary canons, then the period ofofficialresidenceis something like two-and-a-half months.
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He does not have anofficialresidence, and he receives no salary.
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The house was not occupied as anofficialresidencefrom 1919 until 1930, when extensive structural and other defects were discovered.
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Married officers, who are provided with anofficialresidencein which their families can join them, draw children's allowances only.
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The clause relates to any public building orofficialresidence.
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We know hisofficialresidenceis near enough to allow him to come, and for that we have allowed him ample opportunity even after having a long morning in bed.
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Hisofficialresidenceis certainly extra-territorial.
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This formerofficialresidencehas therefore been adapted for the purpose at a cost of £90, and meals will be supplied at reasonable charges which are fixed by the school authorities.
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Prior to 1936 an officer was allowed the services of a batman or batmen according to his rank, if he was living in anofficialresidenceor official quarters.
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When a house such as that becomes anofficialresidence, the taxpayer automatically becomes responsible for the complete maintenance of it—for everything except the interior decoration and furnishings.
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The building remains theofficialresidenceof the town council.
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This was hisofficialresidenceuntil the mid-1940s, and thereafter was used by him as a summer home.
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He set up a school for this purpose, also in hisofficialresidence.
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It was envisioned that the property would be used to provide farmland for the governor and a site for anofficialresidence.
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It now serves as theofficialresidenceof the university president and is not open to the public.
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He also ordered $493,000 in renovations and new furnishings for hisofficialresidence, which had been remodeled at a cost of $787,597 less than a year earlier.
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He also has a housing allowance, rather than anofficialresidencewhich was considered too symbolic.
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The term is also often used to refer to the house, orofficialresidence, of the dean of a cathedral.
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However, he claimed his former home, in which his ex-wife still lives, as hisofficialresidence.
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There's no title; no stipend; no uniform; noofficialresidence; nothing to pin in the lapel; and only the haziest of duties.
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